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A music teacher suspected of molesting three students has been accused of fondling a fourth boy, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.

David Layman, 35, of Tamarac, faces new counts of lewd and lascivious molestation and another count of lewd and lascivious conduct.

A 7-year-old pupil told his mother that Layman fondled him twice as he sat on his teacher's lap and again in his office as the boy received a music award, the Sheriff's Office said.

Authorities did not say where the incidents happened, but the address listed on an affidavit is the same as Imagine Charter School in Weston where Layman taught music. He also taught at the Arts Academy of Hollywood and offered private piano lessons.

Layman was arrested April 7 after a 7-year-old boy said the teacher fondled him during a private piano lesson at the child's Weston home.

POMPANO BEACH

Burglars take $13,000 in equipment from church

The Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary in which thieves stole more than $13,000 in electronics and music equipment from the Unity Church at 261 SE 13 Ave.

According to a police report, the burglars apparently used a hidden key to access the church office doors and stole a Roland keyboard valued at $8,000, a $2,250 Toshiba laptop computer and a guitar, its case and an amplifier worth $1,750, among other items.

The burglary occurred between 10:40 p.m. on April 18 and 7:15 a.m. on April 19, the report said.

It was the second time in as many weeks that burglars had stolen sound equipment from the church, the report said.

DEERFIELD BEACH

Driver in bus-patrol car crash is identified

Authorities have identified the driver who they say crashed into a Broward Sheriff's Office patrol car that then hit a County Transit bus.

Maurice LaFrance, 74, of Deerfield Beach, was driving north in a Dodge van about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of South Federal Highway when he turned and struck a deputy's cruiser, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Hayes suffered a minor arm injury and was taken to North Broward Medical Center. No one on the bus was hurt.

LaFrance was treated at a hospital for a heart condition, authorities said. Toxicology tests have been requested and the crash is under investigation, Jachles said.

HOLLYWOOD

Two ejected on turnpike after crash; one dead

A Lauderhill woman was killed after her vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer truck, ejecting her and a passenger into the street, authorities said.

Dradine Knowles, 33, was driving south on Florida's Turnpike two miles south of Hollywood Boulevard just before 11:50 p.m. Tuesday when she lost control of her vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Her 2006 Chevrolet HHR struck the concrete barrier wall into oncoming northbound traffic and collided with a truck driven by Aubry Thompkins, 41.

The impact ejected Knowles and her passenger, Erica Hollingsworth, 30, of Opa-locka.

Knowles was pronounced dead at the scene. Hollingsworth was in fair condition at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood. Thompkins was not injured.

SOUTH FLORIDA

10 suspects questioned in migrant smuggling

Ten suspected migrant smugglers were questioned by Border Patrol officers on Wednesday after being caught in a massive sweep the day before, authorities said.

U.S. Coast Guard and Custom and Border Protection Air and Marine crews caught the alleged smugglers along the Miami-Dade and Monroe counties coastline, a news release said.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators also questioned the suspects after they were taken into custody.

Authorities could not say what charges the suspects could be facing.

Three of the suspects were legal, permanent residents, including one who had been stopped in April for smuggling attempts, authorities said. A Coast Guard spokeswoman could not say if that suspect was arrested at the time.